LIVE UPDATES
4th Quarter
FINAL - 98-88 Mercury
48.0 - Kelsey Plum cut it to a one-possession game, 90-88 Mercury
5:32 - Kahleah Copper with the pull up jumper giving the Mercury a 15-point lead, 88-73 Phoenix
3rd Quarter
0:00 - Mercury up 73-68
47.1 - Natasha Cloud drives and lays it in to give the Mercury a 7-point lead 73-66
8:05 - Diana Taurasi ties up the game 55-55
8:38 - A'ja Wilson with the bucket, 55-49 Aces
2nd Quarter
0:00 - Aces lead 47-46 over the Mercury
3:27 - Sophie Cunningham with the step-back jumper, 42-41 Mercury
8:15 - Jackie Young with the driving layup for the Aces to take the 26-25 lead
1st Quarter
0:00 - Mercury leads 25-30 going into the second period
1:28 - Jackie Young with the shot cutting the lead to 22-20
5:45 - Kahleah Cooper's three gives the Mercury a 17-8 lead
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GAME PREVIEW
As the Las Vegas Aces continue their season-opening homestand, the two-time world champions look go 3-0 overall against the Phoenix Mercury on Tuesday at Michelob ULTRA Arena.
The Aces beat the Mercury 89-80 in their season opener and followed that win up with a 89-82 victory against the Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday.
The Mercury are 1-1 on the year after coming back from a loss against the Aces and beating the Atlanta Dream 88-85 on Saturday.
Las Vegas ranks fourth in offensive efficiency (107.2 offensive efficiency rating) in the WNBA while Phoenix is right behind them in fifth place.
"They're a very good team. We know they're going to come out extremely aggressive, and we have to be ready for that," Aces guard Kelsey Plum said after Monday's practice.
Tip off between the Aces and the Mercury is at 7 p.m.
